mugwumpn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɡwʌmp/, U.S.

/ˈməɡˌwəmp/

Origin: A borrowing from Massachusett. Etymons: Massachusett mugquomp, mummugquomp.

Etymology: < Massachusett mugquomp (also in form mummugquomp) war leader (1663 in Eliot's Massachusett Bible, frequently translating ‘officer’, ‘captain’, and ‘duke’).There is no reason to believe that this is an old borrowing unattested before the 19th-cent. humorous use. It may perhaps originally have been used in mockery of the titles of rank in some mason-like societies; see quot. 1832 at sense A. 1 and compare:1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock i. 6 This village, I beg leave to introduce to the reader, under the significant appellation of Mugwump, a word which being duly interpreted means..much the same as Mah-hah-bone—which last,..I have fortunately discovered to signify nothing in particular; though..I am aware that both these terms are used vulgarly and masonically, as synonymous with greatness and strength. Perhaps compare also sachem n.

Chiefly North American.

A. n.

1. Originally and chiefly humorous. An important person, a leader, a boss.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > others

micklea1300

personagec1485

Triton1589

Jovian1598

gallimaufry1600

lords of creation1649

man of destiny1827

mugwump1828

man of the moment1837

history-maker1848

1828 Vermont Amer. (Middlebury) 7 May 2/3 Before the adoption of any project among the fraternity, a nod of assent was required from the rods of the whole, which was usually not wanting, provided that of the leader, (or Mugwump, as he was technically called,) appeared favorable.

1832 in Nation (1891) 21 May 414/3 It has extensively circulated among the Knights of Kadosh and the Most Worshipful Mugwumps of the Cabletow.

1877 N.Y. Tribune 16 Feb. 4/4 John A. Logan is the Head Center, the Hub, the King Pin, the Main Spring, Mogul, and Mugwump of the final plot.

1925 N.Y. Times 10 May ii. 4/3 The royal red Indian mugwump, the chief, was copiously red-blooded.

1945 W. H. Auden Coll. Poetry 121 O beggar, bigwig, mugwump.

a. A person who remains aloof from party politics, professing political disinterest; (U.S. History) a Republican who in 1884 refused to support the Republican Party nominee for president. Also: a person who changes political parties, esp. with a view to personal advancement.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > non-party positions > person

independent1808

indifferentist1817

freelance1854

straddle-bug1872

maverick1880

mugwump1884

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > detachment or non-participation > from politics or organization > person

mugwump1884

1884 Sun (N.Y.) 23 Mar. 1/5 (headline) Mugwump Bradley wins.

1884 Sat. Rev. 22 Nov. 659/1 It may be that in a few years..a little group of British Mugwumps..will arise.

1898 Academy 22 Oct. 109 Halifax is, of course, the typical ‘trimmer’, which is to say ‘mugwump’ of Restoration politics.

1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman iii. 116 I told him I did not care whether he got into parliament or not; so he called me Mugwump and went his way.

1937 Life 22 Mar. 62/1 Now she calls herself a mugwump and opposes the President's proposal as highly dangerous to freedom.

1975 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 22 Mar. 58/3 Among the delicious names taken by, or given to, minor political parties in the United States (apart from Mugwumps and Bull Moose) are..Quids, Locofocos, [etc.].

1995 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 81 1525 Roosevelt received his education in the New York circles of the patrician reformers (Liberal Republicans of 1872, Mugwumps of 1884) who..radically criticized the ‘degeneration’ of American democracy.

b. In extended use (usually somewhat derogatory): a person who remains neutral or non-committal; an aloof, independent, or self-important person. In quot. 1887 applied to an animal.

ΚΠ

1887 J. D. Billings Hardtack & Coffee xv. 286 [The mule's] reputation as a kicker is world-wide. He was the Mugwump of the service.

1923 H. E. Buchholz Of what Use are Common People? vi. 66 Mugwump may be thought of as a fitting term for the man who because of real or imagined superiority separates himself from the group with which he has been associated.

1958 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 23 675/2 Obsolete [social] types remain as linguistic fossils, such as Lord Fauntleroy, Lady Bountiful, vamp, and mugwump.

1992 Washington City Paper 21 Feb. 67/2 Its drug-secreting Mugwumps and talking typewriter-bugs will be considered..outrageous.

B. adj.

That is a mugwump; of, characteristic of, or relating to mugwumps.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > other

of (good) warrantc1330

last1558

overweighted1753

unpostponable1800

sacred1867

mugwump1886

codominant1943

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [adjective] > non-party

unaffected1619

unparty1711

non-party1852

mugwumpish1883

cross-bench mind1884

mugwump1886

partyless1896

freelancing1902

personalist1905

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [adjective] > detached or non-participating > from politics or organization

mugwump1886

1886 N.Y. Sun 24 July 2/2 Our reformed mugwump contemporary..adds this dull and unveracious comment.

1901 W. Churchill Crisis III. viii. 427 A General..who cared neither for mugwump murmurs nor political cabals.

1931 H. F. Pringle Theodore Roosevelt i. ix. 115 Roosevelt's gnawing hatred of the Mugwump independents made it impossible for him to withdraw.

1970 Times 9 Dec. 16/2 Even a doubtful and controversial conclusion..would have been more useful than this irritating mugwump approach.

1994 Contemp. Sociol. 23 886/2 A hierarchical view of the social order was also a prominent feature of..the Mugwump reform movement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mugwump
释义	mugwumpn.adj. Brit. /ˈmʌɡwʌmp/, U.S. /ˈməɡˌwəmp/ Origin: A borrowing from Massachusett. Etymons: Massachusett mugquomp, mummugquomp. Etymology: < Massachusett mugquomp (also in form mummugquomp) war leader (1663 in Eliot's Massachusett Bible, frequently translating ‘officer’, ‘captain’, and ‘duke’).There is no reason to believe that this is an old borrowing unattested before the 19th-cent. humorous use. It may perhaps originally have been used in mockery of the titles of rank in some mason-like societies; see quot. 1832 at sense A. 1 and compare:1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock i. 6 This village, I beg leave to introduce to the reader, under the significant appellation of Mugwump, a word which being duly interpreted means..much the same as Mah-hah-bone—which last,..I have fortunately discovered to signify nothing in particular; though..I am aware that both these terms are used vulgarly and masonically, as synonymous with greatness and strength. Perhaps compare also sachem n. Chiefly North American. A. n. 1. Originally and chiefly humorous. An important person, a leader, a boss. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > others micklea1300 personagec1485 Triton1589 Jovian1598 gallimaufry1600 lords of creation1649 man of destiny1827 mugwump1828 man of the moment1837 history-maker1848 1828 Vermont Amer. (Middlebury) 7 May 2/3 Before the adoption of any project among the fraternity, a nod of assent was required from the rods of the whole, which was usually not wanting, provided that of the leader, (or Mugwump, as he was technically called,) appeared favorable. 1832 in Nation (1891) 21 May 414/3 It has extensively circulated among the Knights of Kadosh and the Most Worshipful Mugwumps of the Cabletow. 1877 N.Y. Tribune 16 Feb. 4/4 John A. Logan is the Head Center, the Hub, the King Pin, the Main Spring, Mogul, and Mugwump of the final plot. 1925 N.Y. Times 10 May ii. 4/3 The royal red Indian mugwump, the chief, was copiously red-blooded. 1945 W. H. Auden Coll. Poetry 121 O beggar, bigwig, mugwump. 2. a. A person who remains aloof from party politics, professing political disinterest; (U.S. History) a Republican who in 1884 refused to support the Republican Party nominee for president. Also: a person who changes political parties, esp. with a view to personal advancement. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > non-party positions > person independent1808 indifferentist1817 freelance1854 straddle-bug1872 maverick1880 mugwump1884 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > detachment or non-participation > from politics or organization > person mugwump1884 1884 Sun (N.Y.) 23 Mar. 1/5 (headline) Mugwump Bradley wins. 1884 Sat. Rev. 22 Nov. 659/1 It may be that in a few years..a little group of British Mugwumps..will arise. 1898 Academy 22 Oct. 109 Halifax is, of course, the typical ‘trimmer’, which is to say ‘mugwump’ of Restoration politics. 1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman iii. 116 I told him I did not care whether he got into parliament or not; so he called me Mugwump and went his way. 1937 Life 22 Mar. 62/1 Now she calls herself a mugwump and opposes the President's proposal as highly dangerous to freedom. 1975 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 22 Mar. 58/3 Among the delicious names taken by, or given to, minor political parties in the United States (apart from Mugwumps and Bull Moose) are..Quids, Locofocos, [etc.]. 1995 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 81 1525 Roosevelt received his education in the New York circles of the patrician reformers (Liberal Republicans of 1872, Mugwumps of 1884) who..radically criticized the ‘degeneration’ of American democracy. b. In extended use (usually somewhat derogatory): a person who remains neutral or non-committal; an aloof, independent, or self-important person. In quot. 1887 applied to an animal. ΚΠ 1887 J. D. Billings Hardtack & Coffee xv. 286 [The mule's] reputation as a kicker is world-wide. He was the Mugwump of the service. 1923 H. E. Buchholz Of what Use are Common People? vi. 66 Mugwump may be thought of as a fitting term for the man who because of real or imagined superiority separates himself from the group with which he has been associated. 1958 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 23 675/2 Obsolete [social] types remain as linguistic fossils, such as Lord Fauntleroy, Lady Bountiful, vamp, and mugwump. 1992 Washington City Paper 21 Feb. 67/2 Its drug-secreting Mugwumps and talking typewriter-bugs will be considered..outrageous. B. adj. That is a mugwump; of, characteristic of, or relating to mugwumps. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > other of (good) warrantc1330 last1558 overweighted1753 unpostponable1800 sacred1867 mugwump1886 codominant1943 society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [adjective] > non-party unaffected1619 unparty1711 non-party1852 mugwumpish1883 cross-bench mind1884 mugwump1886 partyless1896 freelancing1902 personalist1905 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [adjective] > detached or non-participating > from politics or organization mugwump1886 1886 N.Y. Sun 24 July 2/2 Our reformed mugwump contemporary..adds this dull and unveracious comment. 1901 W. Churchill Crisis III. viii. 427 A General..who cared neither for mugwump murmurs nor political cabals. 1931 H. F. Pringle Theodore Roosevelt i. ix. 115 Roosevelt's gnawing hatred of the Mugwump independents made it impossible for him to withdraw. 1970 Times 9 Dec. 16/2 Even a doubtful and controversial conclusion..would have been more useful than this irritating mugwump approach. 1994 Contemp. Sociol. 23 886/2 A hierarchical view of the social order was also a prominent feature of..the Mugwump reform movement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mugwumpv. Brit. /ˈmʌɡwʌmp/, U.S. /ˈməɡˌwəmp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mugwump n. Etymology: < mugwump n. U.S. intransitive. To act as a mugwump; to remain aloof or independent, esp. politically. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [verb (intransitive)] > take non-party position mugwump1889 1889 N.Y. Tribune 10 Mar. They mugwumped in 1884. 1911 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 2 Nov. 3 The Bay State voters do not mugwump very deep. 1958 Time 3 Mar. 12 Brossard mugwumped, but the other five members all said no. 1997 New Republic (Electronic ed.) 31 Mar. ‘I'd say they mugwumped—you know, mug on one side of the fence, wump on the other,’ says Dave Purchase. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1828v.1889
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mugwumpn.adj.

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